Sundial Approximately 30 Yards South of Higham Dykes is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Sundial.

Sundial Approximately 30 Yards South of Higham Dykes

WRENN ID
lone-vestry-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Sundial
OS grid reference
NZ 133 752
Coordinates
55.07148, -1.79195
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pedestal sundial located approximately 30 yards south of Higham Dykes, dated 1728. It is made of painted sandstone and features a moulded base leading to a corniced square block with fielded panels, with the south side displaying the date. Above this is a tapering, square, fluted column topped with a small gnomon.

Local climate

Sundial Approximately 30 Yards South of Higham Dykes receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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